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Here is the deal - I've been laid off again. My trade is information technology, mostly mainframe and midrange programming. A friend recommended getting MCSE certified. However, I keep reading that IT outsourcing is just going to keep getting worse. For those who have their MCSE, is it worth the time and money?

OTTAWA, July 30 /CNW/ - People who hold Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) designations could face enforcement measures from Canada's provincial and territorial engineering licensing bodies if they follow the recent advice of Microsoft Canada. In a July 25 release, Microsoft Canada announced they will continue to use the term "engineer" as part of the MCSE designation, changing a decision made by Microsoft just a year earlier following discussions with the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) and representatives of the provincial engineering licensing bodies. "CCPE is extremely disappointed with Microsoft's announcement," said Marie Lemay, P.Eng., CEO of CCPE....